Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with 50 percent or more ownership 
interest held by operator and/or persons 
related by blood, marriage, 
or adoption 
farms 
39,127 
236 
2,640 
4,899 
9,966 
11,196 
10,190 
acres 
4,671,805 
20,089 
254,413 
568,875 
1,221,877 
1,399,190 
1,207,361 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
1,470 
8 
90 
193 
370 
433 
376 
acres 
258,116 
3,239 
16,548 
32,724 
71,695 
65,648 
68,262 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
farms 
35,360 
216 
2,496 
4,602 
9,075 
10,084 
8,887 
acres 
3,920,870 
18,974 
227,789 
486,582 
1,060,775 
1,157,043 
969,707 
Partnership 
farms 
2,169 
10 
112 
212 
498 
706 
631 
acres 
405,610 
1,216 
21,741 
57,109 
91,650 
119,236 
114,658 
Registered under state law 
farms 
1,550 
6 
77 
143 
376 
520 
428 
acres 
291,700 
710 
14,583 
39,463 
71,587 
84,313 
81,044 
Corporation 
farms 
1,963 
13 
78 
185 
509 
608 
570 
acres 
486,924 
153 
18,378 
52,165 
115,960 
163,854 
136,414 
Family held 
farms 
1,729 
12 
69 
152 
447 
533 
516 
acres 
434,433 
(D) 
(D) 
41,266 
102,543 
146,468 
128,074 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
51 
3 
3 
17 
28 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
1,678 
12 
69 
149 
444 
516 
488 
Other than family held 
farms 
234 
1 
9 
33 
62 
75 
54 
acres 
52,491 
(D) 
(D) 
10,899 
13,417 
17,386 
8,340 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
24 
1 
4 
9 
10 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
210 
1 
9 
32 
58 
66 
44 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,196 
5 
37 
60 
236 
277 
581 
acres 
161,883 
177 
4,540 
10,474 
32,063 
51,742 
62,887 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
8,071 
41 
400 
917 
2,221 
2,376 
2,116 
workers 
20,657 
75 
918 
2,261 
5,472 
6,286 
5,645 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
2,194 
18 
91 
211 
561 
688 
625 
workers 
5,159 
22 
127 
395 
981 
1,925 
1,709 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
6,489 
26 
327 
773 
1,866 
1,845 
1,652 
workers 
15,498 
53 
791 
1,866 
4,491 
4,361 
3,936 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
farms 
17 
- 
- 
- 
3 
10 
4 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
1 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
12,687 
87 
944 
1,956 
3,670 
3,404 
2,626 
workers 
28,686 
186 
2,180 
5,039 
8,576 
7,357 
5,348 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
4,704 
53 
504 
850 
1,253 
1,210 
834 
1 0 to 49 acres 
14,910 
79 
877 
1,700 
3,876 
4,216 
4,162 
50 to 69 acres 
3,147 
19 
205 
409 
721 
917 
876 
70 to 99 acres 
4,280 
34 
304 
519 
1,010 
1,184 
1,229 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
3,171 
21 
212 
375 
759 
916 
888 
140 to 1 79 acres 
2,701 
10 
188 
265 
675 
830 
733 
180 to 219 acres 
1,630 
9 
93 
181 
381 
516 
450 
220 to 259 acres 
1,264 
3 
81 
135 
328 
390 
327 
260 to 499 acres 
3,123 
14 
184 
382 
814 
968 
761 
500 to 999 acres 
1,383 
- 
61 
196 
387 
425 
314 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
310 
2 
13 
41 
97 
82 
75 
2,000 acres or more 
65 
- 
1 
6 
17 
21 
20 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
13,455 
115 
1,243 
1,920 
3,572 
3,967 
2,638 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
220 
- 
14 
38 
64 
78 
26 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
367 
“ 
14 
46 
122 
127 
58 
production (1 1 14) 
289 
1 
18 
37 
75 
108 
50 
Other crop farming (1119) 
15,687 
16 
373 
1,140 
3,390 
4,440 
6,328 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
“ 
“ 
“ 
” 
" 
“ 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
15,687 
16 
373 
1,140 
3,390 
4,440 
6,328 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
5,428 
69 
621 
985 
1,630 
1,361 
762 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
435 
17 
75 
106 
124 
82 
31 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
85 
1 
11 
14 
25 
18 
16 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
756 
13 
107 
167 
210 
171 
88 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
377 
- 
25 
67 
102 
125 
58 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
1,081 
4 
101 
199 
293 
340 
144 
production (1125, 1129) 
2,508 
8 
121 
340 
711 
858 
470 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
9,096 
129 
1,060 
1,689 
2,730 
2,281 
1,207 
number 
509,131 
8,234 
58,770 
92,917 
147,733 
128,765 
72,712 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
2,578 
45 
290 
568 
775 
621 
279 
10 to 49 
4,287 
53 
507 
736 
1,317 
1,070 
604 
50 to 99 
1,139 
14 
118 
181 
339 
330 
157 
1 00 to 1 99 
622 
4 
70 
102 
178 
171 
97 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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